So, What’s “Google Plus Sign”?
August 3, 2011
I don’t purport to know the answer to this question. Although I have had a couple of invitations so far, I haven’t yet taken the leap to join the new Google+.
(By the way, just in case you don’t know, it’s pronounced “Google-plus,” a name which reminds me of the Glee episode in which the school principal mistakenly pronounces the name of current music artist Ke$ha as “Key-dollar sign-ha” rather than the correct pronunciation of “Keh-sha”.)
Anyway, though I haven’t joined, I’ve been watching closely and reading up on Google+ and what it means. Here are some articles I’ve come across that may shed some light — they have for me:
- A great little comic (“You should join Google+!” “What is it?” “Not Facebook!” “What’s it like?” “Facebook!”)
- Privacy & Google+ (a nice “infographic” with 6 helpful tips)
- Another Try by Google to Take On Facebook (the New York Times article which asks if anything can unseat social media giant Facebook)
- Don’t Look Behind You, Facebook, Google+ May Be Gaining On You (which highlights that Google+ gained 25 million users faster than any other website in history…including the exponentially-growing Facebook)
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Facebook with sharing turned inside out.
Instead of a system where you need to go back an restrict access based on lists for anything you post, you are prompted to choose which group of friends to share with when posting.
Though the idea that you can restrict further sharing (as they claim) is foolish – they can’t stop cut/pastes. As a result you end up with a false sense of privacy.